Introduction -- Nineteenth-century antecedents -- The emergence of modern planning -- War, reconstruction, and depression I: the major traditions -- War, reconstruction, and depression II: the other traditions -- Reconstruction and modernisation I: the major traditions -- Reconstruction and modernisation II: the other traditions -- The zenith of modernisation and beyond I: the major traditions -- The zenith of modernisation and beyond II: the other traditions -- Globalisation, competitiveness, and sustainability I: the major traditions -- Globalisation, competitiveness, and sustainability II: the other traditions -- Conclusions.